Woman unwittingly takes a photo of herself on stolen phone and it’s sent to the owner

Clever app takes snap as device is unlocked

By BELLA BATTLE

11th December 2012,10:45 am

Updated: 4th April 2016,6:52 pm

A MYSTERY brunette is wanted for questioning over an iPhone theft – after
unwittingly being photographed on the stolen device.

Thanks to a clever app, the owner was sent a snap of the woman as she tried to
unlock the mobile.

The app also posted details via email of the phone’s location after it was
stolen from the Coalition nightclub in Brighton, East Sussex earlier this
month.

In the shot, the long-haired girl appears to be sitting in a car – but police
cannot be certain she is the pic-pocket.

PC Gavin Crute, of Sussex Police, said: “The owner of the camera has a
rather cool app that takes a picture of anyone who tries to unlock it, maps
their current location and then sends all the info back to the owner in an
email.